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"What good does this mandate do when it failed so miserably to meet any of its objectives?", new Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon tells the press before the UN Security Council votes to extend the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a further year. He argues that the rocket attack that killed 12 teenage children in the Israeli annexed part of the Syrian Golan Heights at the end of July was "a direct result of the failure of UNIFIL and the Lebanese government" to implement the Council's resolutions. SOUNDBITE
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz holds a talks with his British and French counterparts, David Lammy and Stephane Sejourne, during their visit to Jerusalem aimed at stressing the urgency of averting a wider war in the region. IMAGES
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz meets his British and French counterparts, David Lammy and Stéphane Séjourné in Jerusalem. Lammy and Séjourné are in Jerusalem to discuss the ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar. IMAGES
The United States criticizes Israel's far-right national security minister for leading prayers at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, saying he has hurt efforts for talks toward a Gaza ceasefire. "Not only is it unacceptable, it detracts from what we think is a vital time, as we are working to get this ceasefire deal across the finish line," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Israeli police arrest and scuffle with left-wing activists protesting the ongoing war in Gaza, outside the US consulate in Jerusalem. IMAGES